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Find a Research Expert (FOE)"Find a Research Expert" is a service designed to assist industry faculty, staff, and the community at large in quickly finding a Waterloo Engineering expert in a particular field of research.

Midnight Sun Solar CarThe Midnight Sun Solar Race Car Team is a pioneer and permanent fixture in the Canadian solar energy field. Founded in 1988, the Midnight Sun is a student-run organization that designs and builds a solar vehicle biennially to compete in solar challenges around the world.

Residential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP)REEP Green Solutions is an environmental, non-profit organization empowering our community towards healthier homes and sustainable living. REEP provides the services, tools and programs people need to use energy and water wisely.

These pages outline some of the research activities related to sustainable energy underway in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo.

UW Sustainable Campus InitiativeThe Sustainable Campus Initiative (previously the University of Waterloo Sustainability Project) is a student run service at the University of Waterloo that provides a vast amount of environmental services to the University of Waterloo and its surrounding community. Read the Green Guide and about its actions to bring about positive behavioural and social changes in the community.

UW SustainabilityWelcome to Sustainability at the University of Waterloo, the central hub for sustainability information, resources, and services around campus.Through environmental education, innovative research, community engagement, and operational sustainability, UWaterloo is making a difference. We invite you to join us.

WGSIThe Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI) is a partnership between Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the University of Waterloo. Learn more about the group's efforts to drive scientific and technological solutions.

Read more about WGSI and the Equinox BlueprintThe Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030 - a detailed roadmap of the highest impact energy technologies with a set of implementation strategies, applying the latest scientific and technological thinking.

Council for Clean and Reliable ElectricityLearn about the councils efforts in promoting public dialogue related to the generation, transmission and distribution of clean, affordable and reliable electricity.Take a look at the CCRE Documents of Interest.

The Ontario Smart Grid Forum includes member organizations from Ontario's utility sector, industry associations, public agencies and universities working together to propose a vision for a smart grid in Ontario and examine the many components that comprise it.

Ontario Power AuthorityLearn more about Ontario Power Authority's role in the development of North America's most reliable, cost-effective and sustainable electricity system.

Sustainable Waterloo RegionSustainable Waterloo Region is a not-for-profit that advances the environmental sustainability of organizations across Waterloo Region through collaboration. Learn more about its efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the Waterloo region.

Council of Canadian AcademiesThe Council of Canadian Academies is an independent, not-for-profit organization that began operation in 2005. The Council supports independent, authoritative, and evidence-based expert assessments that inform public policy development in Canada.The CCA has released a new report, Technology and Policy Options for a Low-emission Energy System in Canada. The full report is available for download, free of charge, on the Council of Canadian Academies website.

University Network of Excellence in Engineering (UNENE)The University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE) is a Canadian based alliance of universities, nuclear power utilities, research and regulatory agencies for the support and development of nuclear education, research and development capability in Canadian universities. UNENE was established as a not-for-profit corporation in 2002.

Hydro OneTVO - January 08, 2016Heated Over Hydro - Ripped Off?Panelists on the Agenda discussing Hydro One and the Auditor General's report discuss Prof Jatin Nathwani's editorial in the Globe and Mail.

Canadian Energy Pipeline AssociationThe Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) represents Canada’s transmission pipeline companies who operate approximately 119,000 kilometres of pipeline in Canada and 15,000 kilometres in the United States.This interactive map shows all member pipelines in North America that transport liquid fuels and natural gas across the continent.

CanGEA October + November 2016 NewsletterFeaturing policy news, calls for proposals from governments and universities, employment grants available, news from recent CanGEA events, public poll results, future eventsCanadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA)The Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) is the collective voiceof Canada's geothermal energy industry with a focus on power generation from geothermal resources and industry-scale direct use. They are a non-profit organization.

This calculator will provide an estimate of the heat loss for your home, including:

- Maximum heat loss in BTU/hr for a coldest day (helpful for furnace sizing)- Total yearly heat loss in millions of BTU.- Total yearly cost for fuel.- Total ten year cost for fuel (with 10% fuel price inflation per year).- Pounds of CO2 gas emissions for heating your house.

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Deployment in OntarioThrough the Electric Vehicle Chargers Ontario (EVCO) grant program, the province is working with 24 public and private sector partners to create a network of electric vehicle stations in cities, along highways and at workplaces and public places across Ontario.

Leading to healthier communities and economic prosperity through the protection of Ontario’s air, land and water.

.EU Sustainability Energy for All Summit VideoWatch this motivational video on the need for sustainable energy in poverty stricken nations that was developed as part of the EU Sustainable Energy for ALL Summit - April 16, 2012.

Electricity's Smart Future - Power Change VideoDavid J. McFadden, co-author of the "Renewing Ontario's Electricity Distribution Sector" report, discusses Ontario's uniquely complex and inefficient electricity system, and what needs to change so that it can support the province's economic future.

Opinion: Ontarians and all Canadians need tangible economic benefits from “Greening” including the creation of jobs in high value added activities. Lessons in program design from the Ontario Green Energy Act (2006) need to be recognized; and a legislative framework adopted that will facilitate dynamic innovation and technological change. Rather than specify them (e.g. targets on electric vehicles) in advance, or favor particular methods (e.g. solar), the law should enable entrepreneurs to home-in on methods and means that broadly reduce GHGs at low costs per tonne – even if it means continued use of hydrocarbon fuels for some time, such as natural gas replacing coal and transportation fuels.

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